Swim School in the Outback !

We have spent the last week at Swim Camp with the boys, from Monday to Thursday. 

We travelled to Eromanga our closest small town, 200kms away and camped in swags in the community hall. The town is known for being the furthest town from the sea, the home of the largest dinosaur find in the Southern Hemisphere and population about 30.

The swim camp was hosted by the local state school which has 2 students, a principal/teacher, a teaching assistant, a relief teacher, an admin staff and a pool. Very different to our one-teacher schools back home in NSW.

The small local community was very welcoming and supported the swim camp well. 

Fifteen children attended the swim school from preschoolers through to Yr 6. Apart from the two boys from the school there were children from surrounding properties who like us did school of the air. For all the children it was a great opportunity to mix with other children and follow a school routine which included playground breaks with school equipment and play spaces.

The children were split into three age groups and had 6 swimming lessons over the 4 days, did a life saving course, and attended school activities in between lessons. These varied from the LSODE lessons we had taken with us to Christmas craft. 

George and I were kept very busy during school time teaching, supervising, and George doing some general maintenance around the school grounds. Out of school time we were kept busy as we took the opportunity for the boys to have free swim time in the pool and 

back at the hall played cards and triominoes till bedtime.

We really enjoyed our time at swim camp !

Posted by Lynne